AutoBanter - View Single Post - Land Rover Discovery bonnet release at 60 km/h

D Walford · June 5th 06, 08:16 AM posted to aus.cars,alt.fan.landrover,rec.autos.4x4

wrote:

> The most important issue for me and my family is, why did this
> accident happen? Furthermore, what will stop it happening again?
>

There is supposed to a secondary bonnet catch so if the first catch
fails then the bonnet is still prevented from coming open.
My question would be is why did the second catch fail?
Bolts vibrating loose on a 4WD used on rough roads is not uncommon and
to a certain extent is to be expected, such things should be checked at
service time and should also be noticed by the owner/driver when doing
regular under bonnet checks as per the owners manual which of course you
always do?

Daryl